Burials and Resting Places Quiz

Who's buried where? How much do you know about the resting places of the Tudors? Test your knowledge with this fun quiz.

Burials and resting places

Q1) Henry VIII 'appropriated' Cardinal Wolsey's beautiful black marble sarcophagus made by Benedetto da Rovezzano, but who ended up having it mark his resting place?

Edward VI

Charles I

Lord Nelson

Duke of Wellington

Correct! Nelson's body is not buried in the sarcophagus itself but lies beneath it in St Paul's Cathedral.

Wrong! It's Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson (1758-1805).

Q2) Sir Thomas More's body was buried at St Peter ad Vincula, the Chapel Royal of the Tower of London, but in which English city is his head buried?

Canterbury

Oxford

Leicester

Cambridge

Correct! It is in the Roper Vault at St Dunstan’s Church, Canterbury.

Wrong! It's in the Roper Vault at St Dunstan’s Church, Canterbury.

Q3) Mary, Queen of Scots' remains were moved to Westminster Abbey by her son James I but where was she originally buried?

Fotheringhay Castle

York Minster

All Saints, Northampton

Peterborough Abbey

Correct! It's now known as Peterborough Cathedral.

Wrong! She was originally buried in Peterborough Abbey, now Peterborough Cathedral.

Q4) Catherine of Aragon left instructions to be buried in a convent/monastery of which order?

Carthusian

Observant

Cistercian

Benedictine

Correct! Unfortunately, in 1534 the Friars Observant (Observant Friars of Greenwich) were expelled from their monasteries due to their support of Catherine of Aragon and their monasteries were later dissolved.

Wrong! It was the Observant Friars. Unfortunately for Catherine, in 1534 the Friars Observant (Observant Friars of Greenwich) were expelled from their monasteries due to their support of her and their monasteries were later dissolved.

Q5) Which wife of Henry VIII is buried in Westminster Abbey?

Anne of Cleves

Catherine Parr

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Correct! She died in July 1557 and was buried on the south side of the High Altar.

Wrong! It's Anne of Cleves. She died in July 1557 and was buried on the south side of the High Altar.

Q6) Where is the tomb of Edmund Tudor, father of Henry VII?

Cardiff Cathedral

St Asaph Cathedral

St David's Cathedral

Bangor Cathedral

Correct! He was originally buried in Carmarthen Grey Friars but moved to St David's Cathedral.

Wrong! He was originally buried in Carmarthen Grey Friars but moved to St David's Cathedral.

Q7) Jane Seymour's body was buried in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, but where is it claimed that her heart was buried?

Wolf Hall

Hampton Court Palace

Westminster Abbey

Whitehall

Correct!

Wrong! It is claimed that her heart was buried in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace.

Q8) Which Tudor royal is buried at Worcester Cathedral?

Mary Tudor

Margaret Tudor

Elizabeth of York

Arthur Tudor

Correct!

Wrong! It's Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII.

Q9) In which county is Mary Tudor, Queen of France buried?

Suffolk

Norfolk

Cambridgeshire

Lincolnshire

Correct! She was originally buried in the abbey at Bury St Edmunds but when the abbey was dissolved her remains were moved to St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds.

Wrong!, It's Suffolk. She was originally buried in the abbey at Bury St Edmunds but when the abbey was dissolved her remains were moved to St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds.

Q10) How many Tudor monarchs are buried in Westminster Abbey?

Correct! They are Henry VII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. Henry VIII is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor, and Lady Jane Grey is in St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London.

Wrong! It's four: Henry VII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I. Henry VIII is buried at St George's Chapel, Windsor, and Lady Jane Grey is in St Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London.